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disprove

/dɪsˈpruːv/

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verb

/dɪsˈpruːv/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по доказательству ложности или неверности чего-либо.

A verb used to indicate the act of proving that something is false or incorrect.

  1. Prove to be falseB2formal

    To demonstrate that a statement, theory, or claim is incorrect or false.

    ruОпровергнуть

    • The scientist disproved the old theory with new evidence.
    • She disproved his argument by showing factual errors.
    • The experiment was designed to disprove the hypothesis.

    Synonymsconfutecontradictcontrovertdebunkdiscreditinvalidatenegaterebutrefute

    Antonymsconfirmprovesubstantiateverify

Forms
  • disproved past participle
  • disproven past participle
  • disproved past simple
  • disproving present participle
  • disproves third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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